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1. Columbus Navigation

   Explore the history, navigation, and landing of Christopher Columbus.

   http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/

   
   

2. English Ships

   Read what life was like on the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. Learn about the navigational tools they used too, from the Jamestown Settlement.

   http://ab.mec.edu/jamestown/ships.html

   
   

3. Latitude: The Science of Sailing the World

   Everything you need to know about the history of ocean navigation and map-making in the 15th and 16th centuries.

   http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/

   
   

4. Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

   Learn why the basis for navigating all depends on knowing what time it is! From Nova.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/

   
   

5. Marine Navigation in the Age of Exploration

   Learn how explorers used a quadrant, astrolabe, octant, and chronometer to observe the position of the sun and stars so they could determine their ships' latitude and longitude positions. Find out what navigational tools we use today.

   http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/interactives/sp...

   
   

6. Origins of the Compass Rose Symbology

   See a compass rose, find out how it was developed to help with navigation, and learn about its 32 points.

   http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html

   
   

7. Sailing Thru Science

   Learn about the science that makes long distance sailing and navigation possible.

   http://www.goals.com/sailscin/sailscin.htm

   
   

8. Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons

   Follow in the footsteps of some of the world's greatest explorers on this cool ThinkQuest site. You can even learn about early explorers and the navigational systems they used. Also in Dutch.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/

   
   

9. Where on Earth Is Reykjavik?

   Explore the globe with this geography site that teaches you about latitude and longitude, compasses, European capitals, and more.

   http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projec...

   
   

10. Ye Old Compass Rose

    Learn how to think in circles and follow along as a compass rose is created.

    http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/...

    
    

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